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July 2nd, 2024

Extravagant love

July 1st, 2024

Supreme Court affirms absolute immunity for official acts in Trump case
Texas Supreme Court sides with Christian judge who will not officiate same-sex weddings
Putin to send Russian children to North Korean summer camps
AAA: Nearly 71 million expected to travel over July 4 weekend

June 28th, 2024

Pro-life nurses group ‘will not comply’ with Delware’s assisted suicide bill
LAOS: Pastor, five other Christians arrested at prayer meeting

June 27th, 2024

GALLUP: Republican support for same-sex marriage drops almost 10 percent in two years
STUDY: Half of EV owners want to switch back to gas vehicles
Bank of America: Housing market ‘stuck’ until at least 2026
ENGLAND: ‘Record’ number sleeping on streets of London
Walgreens plans major US store closures
POLL: 7 in 10 Americans think Supreme Court justices put ideology over impartiality

June 26th, 2024

DHS identifies 400 migrants smuggled into US by ISIS-affiliated network

June 25th, 2024

Pro-life song ‘I Was Gonna Be’ reaches fifth on iTunes’ most-listened-to country songs in the world
TEXAS: SWBTS accreditation warning continues for another 12 months
TENNESSEE: Fire wipes out church but not hope
Cake artist Jack Phillips undergoes third court case in 12 years defending religious freedom

June 24th, 2024

Baptist lawmaker restores Ten Commandments to Louisiana’s classrooms
San Francisco McDonald’s shutters after 30 years in latest casualty of $20 minimum wage
Planned Parenthood making $40 million election push on abortion
Praise band (Cartoon: Church of the Covered Dish)
Cup of need (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)
Jonah project (Cartoon: Beyond the Ark)
Pro-family group: Pandora’s Box’ of polyamory, child marriages possible under proposed California amendment
How Mike and Kelly Johnson keep family first
REPORT: Attacks on Christians in Israel surged in 2023
RUSSIA: Gunmen kill 15 police officers, several civilians including priest

June 21st, 2024

Louisiana’s Nix honored as minister’s wife with the Willie Turner Dawson Award

June 19th, 2024

First Bossier to host Generate Conference in 2025
NIGERIA: Islamic extremists kills three Christians
‘Star Wars’ spinoff pushing LGBT ideology panned by viewers, loved by critics
AAA survey: Interest in EVs on decline
Congressional Budget Office: Debt on pace to top $56 trillion in 10 years

June 18th, 2024

Italian PM stops G7 from promoting abortion, LGBT agenda
Biden executive action to protect 500,000 illegal immigrants from deportation

June 17th, 2024

Baptisms mark launch of FBC Moss Bluff’s second campus
SBC EC declines transparency motions

June 14th, 2024

Messengers approve four recommendations on how to deal with churches’ ‘friendly cooperation’
4,000-year-old ‘palace’ with maze-like walls found on Crete
Gallup poll: Support for “pro-choice” position on abortion drops 3 percent
Seminary rule (Cartoon: Beyond the Ark)
Let my people go (Cartoon: Preacher’s Kids)
SCOTUS rejects challenge to FDA’s abortion pill deregulation
Study: Most people will grow out of transgenderism within 5 years
Pew survey: 72% of U.S. high school teachers say cellphone distraction is major problem in classroom
Israeli archaeologists find 400,000-year-old stone tools made of flint
Alabama native Ingram retiring to Mississippi after 16 years of Louisiana ministry
Louisiana Notables
Quitman Baptist RA wins national Pinewood Derby at SBC
FBC Baton Rouge to celebrate 150th anniversary
SBC HIGHLIGHTS: Southern Baptists conduct business, enjoy fellowship, share the Gospel
Crossover yields 185 decisions for Christ
Louisiana Baptist Convention baptisms soar 31 percent

June 10th, 2024

‘Crescent City Worship’ releases live worship album

June 7th, 2024

Conversations with 2024 SBC presidential candidates

June 6th, 2024

Click here to download the Sanctity of Preborn Life Month banner for websites and emails.
Louisiana Christian seeking next president of the university

June 4th, 2024

POLL: Majority of middle class say they struggle financially

May 30th, 2024

Protect women’s sports from transgender ‘inclusion’
June is ‘Sanctity of Preborn Life Month’ in Louisiana!

May 28th, 2024

The road not traveled: an urgent plea for a brighter future
PEW: Public’s positive economic ratings slip; inflation still widely viewed as major problem
GALLUP: More Republicans, fewer Democrats identify as working class and lower class
NFL officials walk back criticism as Christians come to Butker’s defense
HAITI: American missionaries killed by gang ‘gave everything’ for the people there
SOMALIA: Christian covert wounded, loses family
PAKISTAN: Christian man in stable condition after mob attack
Faith that doesn’t give up
Second opinion (Cartoon: Fletch)
Patience (Cartoon: Preacher’s Kids)
Supporting cast (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)

May 22nd, 2024

Send Network Louisiana prayer gatherings to kick off May 30

May 20th, 2024

Preacher of the Gospel: Billy Graham statue points to Christ in U.S. Capitol
Oklahoma pastor Brad Graves to be nominated for SBC first vice-president
Calvary middle school students keep missions local

May 17th, 2024

SBC 2024: Law Amendment biggest issue in ‘24
LBC EB highlights insurance crisis, evangelism growth
SBC 2024: President
Crawford ready for church planting movement
Louisiana Notables

May 16th, 2024

LBF reports 16-year high short-term fund rate
LCU graduates challenged to be light for Christ
My reflection on the ministry of Billy Graham

May 14th, 2024

Deadly storms cause damage, knock out power

May 13th, 2024

GHANA: 6,000 Liberian refugees displaced, 65 churches looted, destroyed

May 12th, 2024

Louisiana’s Cannabis Cabal!

May 10th, 2024

Would Jesus preach “Critical Theory” today?

May 9th, 2024

Pray and stand with Israel May 19
Pennsylvania Planned Parenthood abortion center closes
Medieval pottery workshop — with pieces still in the oven — found in France
House squashes Marjorie Taylor Greene’s motion to oust Speaker Johnson

May 8th, 2024

STUDY: More than one-third of working Americans more uninspired than ever
TikTok sues to block US law demanding sale or ban
Boy Scouts rebrands as Scouting America, dropping gendered name
Archaeologists find valuable rare Roman-era item

May 6th, 2024

Mother’s Day list (Cartoon: Church of the Covered Dish)
Revival excitement (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)
Prayer request (Cartoon: Fletch)
TENNESSEE: Hundreds of Gen Zers make decisions for Jesus at University of Tennessee
PENNSYLVANIA: Man arrested, accused of trying to shoot pastor during sermon
NRB, American Family Association sue FCC on gender requirements
How to be an influencer for God’s Kingdom

May 2nd, 2024

LCU art department brightens up Pineville’s Martin Library
Rapides Parish School District files federal lawsuit to overturn Title IX changes
Louisiana, Rapides Parish sue to stop Biden administration’s ‘radical’ Title IX revisions

May 1st, 2024

May we be a nation of prayer
Blanchard chainsaw team comforts community after storm
SPEAKER JOHNSON: Columbia protests ‘not protected free speech’
SUDAN: Muslim soldiers detain, torture Christians
GALLUP POLL: Immigration named top US problem for third straight month
Ukraine unveils AI-generated foreign ministry spokeswoman
SURVEY: One in four Americans fear losing their job this year

April 30th, 2024

New ministry center to train fishers of men on Toledo Bend
National Day of Prayer set for Winnsboro
Louisianans prepare for National Day of Prayer
NEW YORK: Columbia students occupy university building as tensions rise on campuses
Learning from Simon Peter’s denial

April 25th, 2024

Greek professor connects with students in class and on course
McGee returns to LCU as development, alumni director
Senate passes bill forcing TikTok’s parent company to sell or face ban
REPORT: Costs of buying a home has hit an all-time high
Airlines must now pay automatic refunds for canceled flights
Flying car makes history with world’s first flight with passenger
INDIA: Pastor, brother attacked with swords while leading worship
California group launches ballot initiative to protect children from LGBT ideology

April 23rd, 2024

Google AI predicts rare ‘extreme weather events’
NEW YORK: Anti-Israel agitators hurl bottles at NYPD, form human chain amid arrests
Mom’s day off (Cartoon: Preacher’s Kids)
Working crosswords (Cartoon: Beyond the Ark)
Early morning priorities (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)
Stop looking for a perfect life, start looking for a perfect Savior

April 22nd, 2024

WMU Missions Celebration brings ‘Joy’ to Indy
LCU recognizes Dean’s, President’s List recipients
LCU recognizes outstanding students at Honors Convocation
STUDY: Women who choose supportive birth services over abortion benefit in tragic fetal anomaly cases
HAITI: Warlord ‘Barbecue’ orders gangs to ‘burn every house you find’
CONNECTICUT: Police storm Yale University’s campus with riot gear, arrest students as hundreds stage anti-Israel protest
Beech Springs Baptist transformed through prayer, soul winning
Rescue Church restores hope in Bawcomville

April 19th, 2024

TENNESSEE: Christian vocalist Mandisa passes
More young men, fathers race to RA Congress
Cypress Baptist dedicates sports facility to Christ
NAMB claims its partnership agreement establishes an ‘ecclesiastical’ governance
Louisiana Notables

April 17th, 2024

Church attendance slump caused mental health crisis, Harvard professor suggests

April 16th, 2024

Disaster relief efforts show cooperative spirit among Louisiana Baptists
Roman road discovered in southern France
Archaeologists uncover ancient city in Kingdom of Tonga
EEOC: Employers must accommodate abortions, birth control